Language, culture, and identity: An intergenerational study of Iranian migrants’ acculturation experiences in Australia

This study investigated how Iranian migrants resettle in Australia, identify themselves, and deal with socio-cultural differences in various domains of their everyday lives in the new context. It specifically aimed at understanding the complex dynamics of the adaptation process, familial relationships, and inter-group attitudes among Iranian migrants in Australia

Diseño de un algoritmo de minería metaheurístico para separar puntos de dos colores en un entorno bidimensional

The separation of color points is one of the important issues in computational geometry, which is used in various parts of science; it can be used in facility locating, image processing and clustering. Among these, one of the most widely used computational geometry in the real-world is the problem of covering and separating points with rectangles. In this paper, we intend to consider the problemof separating the two-color points sets, using three rectangles. In fact, our goal is to separate desired blue points from undesired red points by three rectangles, in such a way that these three rectangles contain the most desire points. For this purpose, we provide a metaheuristic algorithm based on the simulated annealing method that could separates blue points from input points, , in time order O (n) with the help of three rectangles. The algorithm is executed with C# and also it has been compared and evaluated with the optimum algorithm results. The results show that our recommended algorithm responses is so close to optimal responses, and also in some cases we obtains the exact optimal response

The Analysis of Speech Events and Hymes' SPEAKING Factors in the Comedy Television Series: FRIENDS

This study investigated the occurrence of speech events in FRIENDS comedy series (Season #1, Episode #1) to probe such phenomena in media discourse. This study presented not only a sample of spoken discourse about those speech events which were more frequent, but a sample of native speakers' cultural norms. The results of the study showed that some typical speech events, due to the situational and contextual context of language, were more frequent than others; in the selected sample, the most recurring event in a friendly relationship was found to be confiding one's secrets or personal affairs and problems with one's friends and asking them for help, consultation, and sympathy. At the same time, there were some speaking factors affecting each speech event which are in line with Hymes (1974) SPEAKING model. Keywords: Speech, speech events, speech situation, Hymes SPEAKING factors, FRIENDS comedy series, ethnography of speakin

The Role of Schema or Background Knowledge ActivationandGraphic Organizer on Increasing Iranian EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension

The purpose of current study is to use graphic organizers and schema or background activation knowledge to determine its effectiveness on increasing Iranian EFL learners’ reading comprehension. For doing this study, 63 female students learning English at intermediate level in Ganje Daneshpazhohan English institutes in Tehran, Iran, were randomly selected and were divided into three groups including graphic organizer, schema, and control group. First, all three groups were given a reading comprehension pretest. Then, the graphic organizer group were taught reading through the use of graphic organizer tasks while those in schema group were taught how to activate their background knowledge before reading. Regarding the control group, there was no treatment. Finally. the posttest took place in the following class meeting after the training. The results indicated that using graphic organizer and background knowledge activation strategy could play a significant role in developing the level of reading comprehension among Iranian EFL learners. Finally, graphic organizer was recognized to a more useful method for learning enhancing reading comprehension among Iranian EFL learners. Therefore, the interactive reading processing approach based on schema theory and graphic organizer seems to have better effects in English reading comprehension

The Role of Schema or Background Knowledge ActivationandGraphic Organizer on Increasing Iranian EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension

The purpose of current study is to use graphic organizers and schema or background activation knowledge to determine its effectiveness on increasing Iranian EFL learners’ reading comprehension. For doing this study, 63 female students learning English at intermediate level in Ganje Daneshpazhohan English institutes in Tehran, Iran, were randomly selected and were divided into three groups including graphic organizer, schema, and control group. First, all three groups were given a reading comprehension pretest. Then, the graphic organizer group were taught reading through the use of graphic organizer tasks while those in schema group were taught how to activate their background knowledge before reading. Regarding the control group, there was no treatment. Finally. the posttest took place in the following class meeting after the training. The results indicated that using graphic organizer and background knowledge activation strategy could play a significant role in developing the level of reading comprehension among Iranian EFL learners. Finally, graphic organizer was recognized to a more useful method for learning enhancing reading comprehension among Iranian EFL learners. Therefore, the interactive reading processing approach based on schema theory and graphic organizer seems to have better effects in English reading comprehension

The Role of Schema or Background Knowledge ActivationandGraphic Organizer on Increasing Iranian EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension

The purpose of current study is to use graphic organizers and schema or background activation knowledge to determine its effectiveness on increasing Iranian EFL learners’ reading comprehension. For doing this study, 63 female students learning English at intermediate level in Ganje Daneshpazhohan English institutes in Tehran, Iran, were randomly selected and were divided into three groups including graphic organizer, schema, and control group. First, all three groups were given a reading comprehension pretest. Then, the graphic organizer group were taught reading through the use of graphic organizer tasks while those in schema group were taught how to activate their background knowledge before reading. Regarding the control group, there was no treatment. Finally. the posttest took place in the following class meeting after the training. The results indicated that using graphic organizer and background knowledge activation strategy could play a significant role in developing the level of reading comprehension among Iranian EFL learners. Finally, graphic organizer was recognized to a more useful method for learning enhancing reading comprehension among Iranian EFL learners. Therefore, the interactive reading processing approach based on schema theory and graphic organizer seems to have better effects in English reading comprehension

Study on Effective Factors in using Six Sigma Projects in Saipa Co.

The Six Sigma methodology has been established as a process oriented methodology with emphasis on outcome and effectiveness and seeks to improve the quality of the products, services, and processes. In our country, along with other countries, the industrial facilities and services have acted rapidly to exchange information with other organizations and industrial centers of the world with the high capability and implement it. This methodology has been used for one of the manufacturing companies “Shetabkar Co.” that supplies the car parts for Irankhodro Co. This study is a case study on the implementation of Six Sigma projects in Shetabkar Co., which includes introduction, history, and definition of Six Sigma from experts’ viewpoints about the Six Sigma quality and the role of the teams in the implementation of Six Sigma strategy and also a series of the research works that are relevant to this topic. Finally, 5 factors are selected as the effective factors in the implementation of Six Sigma and the relationship between these factors with the successful implementation of Six Sigma has consistency and validity due to the questionnaire and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test is applied and proven for the normality and the impact of each factor is individually analyzed and then a series of recommendations have been proposed for the successful implementation of Six Sigma projects

The Prevalence of Personality Disorders among Emergency Nurses Based on MMPI-2 Questionnaire; a Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: The prevalence of behavioral disorders is substantially higher in stressful working environments such as emergency departments. The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of personality disorders among emergency nurses.Methods: In the present epidemiologic study, the prevalence of personality disorders among emergency nurses of three educational hospitals, Tehran, Iran, were evaluated based on Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) test. After the questionnaires were filled, data were entered to a special software for MMPI-2 test and the final result was interpreted based on the opinion of a clinical psychologist. Findings were reported using descriptive statistics.Results: 102 emergency nurses with the mean age of 30.2 ± 5.6 years were enrolled (100% female; 100% with master’s degree in nursing). The mean working time and experience of studied nurses were 210.8 ± 47.9 hours/month (130-370) and 4.1 ± 3.6 years (1-20), respectively. 32 (31.4%) cases showed symptoms of personality disorders The most common personality disorder detected in this study was somatization with 8.8%, hysteria with 6.9% prevalence, and pollyannaish with 4.9%. Among the studied factors only recent history of unpleasant event has significant correlation with existence of personality disorders (p = 0.015).Conclusion: The present study showed that somatization, hysteria, and pollyannaish were the most common personality disorders among the emergency nurses. History of an unpleasant event in the past year was the only effective factor in existence of personality disorders in the studied nurses

Comparing the Quality and Complications of Tube Thoracostomy by Emergency Medicine and Surgery Residents; a Cohort Study

Introduction: Tube thoracostomy complications depend on the operator’s skill, patients’ general condition and the place in which the procedure is done. The present study aimed to compare the quality and complications of tube thoracostomy carried out by emergency medicine residents (EMRs) and surgery residents (SRs).Methods: This cohort study was conducted on 18-60 years old trauma patients in need of tube thoracostomy presenting to two academic emergency departments. Quality of tube placement and its subsequent complications until tube removal were compared between SRs and EMRs using SPSS 20.Results: 72 patients with the mean age of 37.1±14.1 years were studied (86.1% male). 23 (63.8%) cases were complicated in SRs and 22 (61.1%) cases in EMRs group (total= 62.5%). Chest drain dislodgement (22.2% in SRs vs. 22.2% EMRs; p>0.99), drainage failure (19.4% in SRs vs. 16.7% EMRs; p=0.50), and surgical site infection (11.1% in SRs vs. 19.4% EMRs; p=0.25) were among the most common observed complications. The overall odds ratio of complication development was 0.89 (95% CI: 0.35-2.25, p = 0.814) for SRs and 1.12 (95% CI: 0.28-4.53, p = 0.867) for EMRs.Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed no significant difference between SRs and EMRs regarding quality of tube thoracostomy placement and its subsequent complications for trauma patients. The rate of complications were interestingly high (>60%) for both groups

PEMBUATAN MODEL APLIKASI REMINDER MUTABA'AH AMAL YAUMIYAH STUDI KASUS YAYASAN TENDA VISI INDONESIA

Tenda visi sebagai sebuah lembaga yang bergerak di bidang sosial-pendidikan tentunya memiliki banyak program kerja. Salah satu program kerja dari Tenda Visi adalah Mutabaah Amal Yaumiyah. Mutabaah Amal Yaumiyah merupakan kegiatan rutin setiap anggota Tenda Visi dalam hal ibadah. Terdapat kesulitan dalam pelaksanaan program Mutabaah Amal Yaumiyah yaitu sulitnya mereka data kegiatan amal yaumiyah yang sudah dilakukan oleh anggota karena anggota terkadang lupa memberikan catatan amal yaumiyah-nya. Selain itu anggota Tenda Visi juga terkadang lupa untuk melakukan amal yaumiyah yang harus dikerjakan. Reminder/pengingat bisa dikatakan sebagai aplikasi yang berfungsi untuk memberi tahu pada hari/waktu itu ada sebuah kegiatan atau hal yang harus dilakukan. Sebelum reminder memberikan informasi mengenai kegiatan yang harus dilakukan, pengguna melakukan pengaturan jadwal dan kegiatan terlebih dahulu. Reminder mutabaah amal yaumiyah merupakan solusi yang dapat membantu Tenda Visi dalam merekap kegiatan amal yaumiyah anggota, evaluasi terhadap kegiaatan amal yaumiyah yang sudah dilakukan anggota, serta dapat memberikan kemudahan kepada anggota dalam melaksanakan dan mendokumentasikan amal yaumiyah yang sudah dilakukan. Kata kunci : amal yaumiyah, reminder, aplikasi, tenda visi, kegiata